Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FREY, KIMBERLY NEWMAN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1731 2817

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
-1.3% vs TC avg
68
Total Applications
-19.2%
Interview Lift
1307
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 15 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
37.1%
§102 Novelty
54.0%
§103 Obviousness
7.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17959780 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18297891 SENSOR WITH LIGHT FILTER AND CROSSTALK REDUCTION MEDIUM Non-Final OA ILLUMINA, INC.
18558248 DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18566092 SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER CONVERTER USING SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18359359 INK COMPOSITION, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18319333 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING ORGANIC PHOTODIODE AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18196971 DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18105874 DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18071150 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
18385945 HOLE-TYPE SADP FOR 2D DRAM CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
18226360 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18525871 DISPLAY PANELS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18012126 THIN FILM CAPACITOR, ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE HAVING THE THIN FILM CAPACITOR Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
17943610 CHIP PARTS Final Rejection ROHM CO., LTD.
17936553 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME AND LAYOUT DESIGN MODIFICATION METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA MEDIATEK INC.
17806748 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MODULE Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18090369 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND MEMORY SYSTEM Non-Final OA YANGTZE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17405657 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18181054 MEMORY BIT CELLS WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL CROSS FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS Final Rejection Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
17644580 LOW-POWER PHOTONIC DEMODULATOR Final Rejection The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
18499100 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH MULTI-STEP GATE AND RECESSED MULTI-STEP FIELD PLATE WITH FIELD PLATE SPACERS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
18013768 SUBSTRATE SUPPORT WITH UNIFORM TEMPERATURE ACROSS A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
18489440 OUTPUT CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Socionext Inc.
18207731 WAFER BONDING METHOD FOR TRANSFERING THIN FILMS TO A SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Commerce
18319519 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA TOPPAN Inc.
18065122 Method for Forming a Precursor Semiconductor Device Structure Final Rejection IMEC VZW
18252968 MULTI-THRESHOLD VOLTAGE GALIUM NITRIDE HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR Non-Final OA NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
18109490 SELF-ALIGNED BURIED HETERO STRUCTURE LASER STRUCTURES AND INTERPOSER Final Rejection POET Technologies, Inc.

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